Saturday, October 13, 2012

"Bad news" more likely to stress women than men

A new study reveals that women are more likely to be stressed by negative news reports than their male counterparts.

 "It's difficult to avoid the news, considering the multitude of news sources out there," lead author Marie-France Marin, a PhD candidate in neuroscience at the University of Montreal, said in a press release. "And what if all that news was bad for us? It certainly looks like that could be the case."

 Sixty participants were divided into four groups and were asked to read either neutral stories (for example, about the opening of a new park or a film premiere) or negative stories revolving around accidents and murders.

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